It’s been a big week for Lily Keith Allen, as the past host of one of BBC Three’s most notoriously awful TV shows not only announced a planned hiatus from music, but also co-headlined her last show for the forseeable future, saw a fight break out at that show, broke down in tears at the sight of it, then declared that she wants to appear on Come Dine With Me.
If Celebdaq – that ancient arm of the BBCi’s output – was still going, Liy’s stock would be meteroric right now.
But being TV-faced weirdos, here at WWM, we’re mostly interested by the last – probably most unlikely – strand of this particular cutting of news.
Lily Allen? On Come Dine With Me? With her reputation?
Apparently she tweeted:
Now that I’ve retired in gonna try and get on Come Dine With Me – I’m making chicken tarragon and leek pie tonight, yum.
To which the VO man from the show, Dave Lamb replied:
Would you like me to have a word?
With Lily’s response:
ooooh yes please…
But obviously it probably won’t happen. Twitter’s to blame, of course. Whenever the brain-wandering of a celebrity is posted the proper entertainment news-sites (not us, obviously) treat it as a bona fide press release and go to town with a full article on what’s likely to be little more than banter.
And us squeezing out a whole NewsGush on the subject is not hypocritical in any way, shape or form, and whoever says that it is hypocritical is a fool.
*end of football comment*
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She finally got out of the contract that she was moaning about last year eh? Good for her and us. I wonder if she’ll do what she said she’d do if she broke free and do it all independently…?
In other news I glimpsed at that Larkrise to wotsit last week. Did my old eyes deceive me or did I see “Sue” (Sue and Ally “the baby is deaded”) ex East Enders in a bonnet?
Good morrow.
Oh Whoa ho!
Lilt™ anyone?
I wonder what arm of entertainment she’s effortlessly going to terrorise next? What ever next, Pixie Lott giving up… oh, what does she do again? Or that Peaches Geldof… It makes me sick!
*is sick*
Pixie Lott is the daughter of one of our Traders at work.
FACT.
She’s still meh, though.
What is she?? I don’t know what she is??
Is he suitably ashamed?
You can tell that trader that his daughter is awful, fourstar.
AND TELL HER SWINESHEAD SAID IT.
I will do, SH, although there’s a queue.
Oh, she’s only an over-sexualised tiny little popstrel, Swines. She’s not that bad. She’ll be gone within the year. Don’t worry about it!
I’m not entielry sure what a pixie lot is either.
Sounds like where elves go to do their dogging.
I do worry though! I do!
*worries his little heart out*
I’m still hoping that Pixie Lott gets her next album produced by Sir Mix-A-Lot.
Awhn, Swines. C’mere. I’ve got a hug, a nice cup of camomile tea and an early 90s mixtape for you, from when music was music.
*listens to My Bloody Valentine*
*bleeds from ears*
The 90’s?!?!?
*shakes head*
Ive just bought Electric Ladyland of that Amazon.
Anyone know if that new Vampire Weekend album’s any cop?
So far this morning i’ve listened to Mew, followed by Skindred followed by Super Furry Animals. That’s real music.
Wouldn’t it be awful if someone crept into your room one night and sewed up yours ears!
(that’s not a threat, by the way)
If it’s by Vampire Weekend, it’s probably The Police played by a bunch of tits.
Idea for a music video….
Mr JRME has just turned down the chance to be on TV representing our job. I am FURIOUS!
Who’s been on telly? Was it brilliant?
Good morning. I have no idea who Pixie Lott is.
That’s one of the benefits of being old and living abroad.
I think she’s like Fern Cotton. What’s she again?
All these young, trendy girls with no talent who are somehow famous. Makes me sick…
*is double sick*
I’ve sort of been on TV, JRME. I went to a San Marino v Scotland football match, and the cameras panned into the (very small) stand at half time. A friend of mine later told me that he saw me.
So not only have I sort of been on TV, but I’ve sort of been on TV HALF DRUNK.
I was on TV in the audience of the Orange RockCorps gig watching Busta Ryhmes!
looking all smart I was too, with my Front of House pass round my neck. And the best bit? I did NO volunteering to get there!
There’s an awful smell of vomit round here today.
Rock’n'roll, Thumps! Actually, this could be a new podacst feature innit. Underwhelming TV appearances. I, for example, have probably wandered through the back of shot of the One Show a few times.
By the way, have you still got those chocolates, flowers and Hello Kitty things handy? I’m not a feminist today.
In that case JRME, would it kill you make me a sandwich?
I certainly have, JRME! I certainly didn’t try to palm them off to Swineshead and Breeks yesterday. No, I kept them for you, because you’re a special, beeyootiful lady.
Sorry, Ex, I should have clarified. Not a feminist = exactly the same as yesterday, apart from I’ve shaved my legs.
You sexist BASTARD. *eats sandwich*
There’s about five seconds of BBC footage of me fixing a cable to the floor in Liverpool Cathedral in 1996 so a newly ordained archbishop didn’t go arse over tit. My parents were so proud.
Hooray!
*self-esteem inexplicably plummets*
Actually, give ‘em to your mum or nearest mum-like guardian this weekend.
You want good music? *points at name*
I’ve been on the radio, but I fell off….
That might be a winner, Fourstar. Think the only thing that might beat that is someone in silhouette at the end of Have I Got News For You, shifting in their seat so they can see themselves on the monitors.
Very good JRME, as long as i know where i stand.
Can i get you another sandwich ma’am?
You can probably always assume the answer to that question is yes, Ex.
Hello!
jrme: I was once very drunkenly vox-popped for my opinions on Jodie Marsh’s before and after shots on Snog, Marry, Avoid.
I forgot the incident had happened until getting a flurry of emails about 2 months later off people who should know better than to be watching said programme.
Rosz: that is proper awesome. At least you didn’t find yourself alone at night idly watching it. That would be quite freaky – watching some trashy thing and seeing yourself staggering all over the screen. Very Total Recall.